The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-25

here. as we'll as the Chicago Inter Ocean and the
New York Post. Mr.. Wight is also member
OF the press committee.
William A. MacBrIde writes the widely cop! ed
and racE interviews and special articles for the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and digs out more political
notes than any other in the row. He is
about forty-eignt years old, medium height. in
cliued to be stout, black haired, black eyed. and
can tell the difference between poker deck and
the revised version. Mack has travelled extern
sively, and is never happier than when pulling
his little black mustache and relating in a con-
fdential mood the incidents of his life.
The fifth member OF the committee is Maj. f.
A. q. Handy. VINO served IN the confederate
army as chief signal officer, and who was such a
martinez and disciplinarIar that military offend
who were brought before him for discipline
always reported that there was just one place
worse than Handy's command. and that was the
place that Is never mentioned in polite society.
Handy spends his summers on his Virginia
farm, where he raises sweet pota toes and cattle.
he is a man of family, enjoys life, is good
writer. and looks much ike Delegate Cain, of
Utah. that he is always well posted on Mormon
questions, because Gains constituents make a
.onhdant of him whenever they come to w ash
lngton. He writes for the Chicago Times.
Col. Fred. D. Mussey, whose ''F. ID. NJ. is the
most familiar and pleasantly welcome signature
in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette is up
wards of forty, and handsome. He has grown
bald-heeded in the newspaper service, although
his well-shaped blonde mustache still fourishes.
This shows that Fred works more with his head
than he does with his jaw Colonel Mussey's
letters versatile were ever sent out of
Washington. dealing in politics. religion, pleas
ard IN pleast personalities.
Major Stofer pronounce this Stofahl, Gull
pepper, Va. in 1856. Major Stofer was too
young for active hosrilities during the late war,
but his military title well earned. At the
tender age of seven he did excellent service for
the Union army by selling pies to the confeder-
soldiers. Major Stofer asserts that he killed
more confederates than any one Union riheman.
He has been in the newspaper business in his
native town and in St Louis ever since he could
scratch q pen. He now represents the ST.
Louis Republican, and as he Is OF the Bourbon
Democratic proclivities, he enjoys his work
more than most people enjoy a play. There is
nothing that pleases him well as to Ego for
the Repu blican officials and statesmen. He is
incisiye and versatile writer, and is still in
the matrimonial market, although it is about all
be can do to avoid the matrimonial net. Major
Stofer has a fad" 1t is the ban 10.
Charles F. Towle, of the Boston Traveller,
writes three letters week in which he has all
the inside society gossip and some of the best
stories afoat Besides this he covers the en-
tire New England with telegraphic dispatches
every afternoon. He Is a light weight. but
mentally hard hitter. He is young, but mar
ried; is proud Of his boy, and in love with his
wife.
Charles Nordhoff, of the New York Herald ia
perhaps the best-paid in the list He
the head of the New York Herald's bureau;
comes and goes he chooses. has the inside
run of some lines of Information, and is a thor
oughly- posted man on all subjects of national
i'm portance. He is a short man, stockily built,
and his family are among the leaders of Wash
IN gton society.
William E. Curtis, who now represents the
Chicago News, has written work South
American cities and another the Zuni Indi-
ans and he is now engaged upon work on Rus
sia which will be published by the Harpers.
editor for fifteen years. four years of which he
was managing editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean:
He sends his matter the shape of telegraphic
letters over his full name. and is one of the
ryrit in "a Mr. Cnrf 10
about thirty six years old, has charming fami-
IL, and rides tricycle..
Tho two regular press associations are repre-
scented at the capital by large stats. David r.
Mckee, the Washington agent Of the New York
Assoc lated Press, makes flying visits to each
house of Congress, and makes the connections
by personal effort. He is a thoroughly educated
writer himself and knows when things go
ing as they should. He is about forty years old,
tall. slender and fine looking, and is assisted by
George Kernan. who has the proud distinction
Of being the only Washington newspaper
spondent who is barred out of Russia. KEENAN,
mas contributed series of very interesting
articles Siberia to the. Century magazine.
and has had years of experience in Asatic Rus
,ia Mr. Mckee is also assisted by F. t. Bick-
lord, who has charge of the Congressional COM
nittees and secret sessions He was formerly
me OF the correspondents of the New York
Tribune. He has been connected with the AS
sociated Press for four or five years. is q hard
yorker metnodical writer, and has a wide and
Fared acquaintance with public men. He
writes shorthand and is old telegraph oper-
,tor The other assistants are Charles j. Hayes,
Ed win Vi. Hood and Charles Fl. Merriliat.
P. V. De Graw is general manager of the
United Press, and, like Mr.. Mckee, gives the
details of the work his personal attention. Mr..
De Graw is one OF the most expert telegraph
operators in the country, and worked himself
Id by his own efforts to the prominent and en-
7iable positions which he now occupies. He al
Ways has change of the United Press service on
zig occasions, and sits at the wire himself. He
an get good report in less time than any
nan in Washington. He is thirty-four years |
i'd tall. heavily built. and of progressing ap-
,earance. Among his assistants are W. f. |
)'Brien. William e. Rincwalt John Bowie and |
Y. w. Burhans.
There are only two representatives of German |
apers in Washington. These L. W. Haber- |
ON, q man of forty-fve years. who represents |
ne Milwaukee Herald and st. Louis Westliche |
POST. and Paul Wolff, VINO was an engineer of
Ger in the Austrian army. and writes letters
nd dispatches for the New York Stats Zeitung. |
lie IS, perhaps, about thirty eight years old,
7ell posted, and of pleasing manners. Haber-
om although German by birth and education,
ends his dispatches IN English, and his dictlon
pure as the best He is an excellent news
atherer and gets off many scoops" on his hated
walls.
ribune bureau, is also German. and was
fhcer in the German navy. MIR. Seckendorf is
light complexion, very careful in his Dress
3 well as his writings. and ranks high with |
very one. He is assisted by Mai. S. y. Clark |
ho was born in Erie county, New York;
lied with bullets during the war, and writes his
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Illustration when the bullets most active.
The New York Times Office here is conducted
y Mr.. E. @. Dunnell, who began at the case;
IS tried publishing country weeklies; smokes
glasses is slight, nervous
nd bright. Mr.. Dunnelps assistant, DePuy,
as also born in Erie county, and although
r. DePuys father a Methodist minister,
IS articles do not go IN the religious columns of
le Times. Both of these gentlemen mar |
ed. and the latter knows far more about
lizard cue than the former does.
nE he Nan N4rly /
rmerly the Albany correspondent of that jour
IL He doesn't always agree personally with
% editorial columns. and. unlike his news
.per. stands well at the White House Mr..
lyman is assisted by David S. Barry, who also
rites for the Detroit Evening Journal. Mr..
AIRY claims to be the shortest man in the pro-
ssion. but his claim Is disputed by Mr.. l.. C.
Emerson of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The
70 very similar in build. with the advan-
ge of weight in Barry's favor. They are both
light little fellows whom everybody likes.
H. B. Mcfarland. of the Philadelphia Record,
a son of a newspaper His father was
Q representative of a Philadelphia paper here